While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

Many of David Drake's large vessels featured his signature and inscriptions, even though he created them during a time when ...

The historian’s splendid account sets out the ideas, inventions and relentless exploitation that drove the nation’s growth ...

The private company that promised to be “financially viable on its own” is losing money — and using government subsidies to grow its business.

Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they ...

Although the origins of satay are murky, traces of Tamil influence can still be found in its flavour. Tamil traders carried ...

Mississippi holds some of America's most compelling historical treasures, where battles shaped the nation and cultures ...

Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet isn’t just another pretty place to snap photos for your social media – it’s 9,100 acres of botanical wonderland that will make you question whether you’ve ...

Nestled along the South Carolina coast, Brookgreen Gardens transforms 9,100 acres of former rice plantations into a mesmerizing sanctuary where towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss stand guard ...

"I hope more people will consider digging a little deeper into their family story and not be afraid of going to the ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Explore how plantation agriculture shaped early America—from Virginia’s tobacco fields to the cotton plantations stretching from North ...